‘So What?! Music Festival’ Celebrates 14 Years

Celebrating their 14th year of delivering an unparalleled music experience, So What?! Music Festival continues to solidify itself as a must-attend event for fans of all genres.

This year’s Festival marked its first at Arlington’s Choctaw Stadium, bringing together over 250 artists from the metal, rock, rap, hip-hop, alternative, and pop-punk genres, as well as fans from 48 states and 17 different countries. Attendees were treated to performances by: Blackbear, Underoath, 2 Chainz, Knocked Loose, 100 Gecs, We Came As Romans, Alexisonfire, Simple Plan, Waka Flocka Flame, Trippie Redd, Sum 41, Rae Sremmurd, and many more.

Along with acts like Texas In July, The Higher, and Chunk! No, Captain Chunk reuniting for the festival, other notable sets included I Set My Friends On Fire performing the album Can’t Spell Slaughter Without Laughter (2008), and the original lineup of A Skylit Drive performing the EP She Watched The Sky (2007) for the first time ever.

On this year’s Festival, founder Mike Ziemer shares: 

This year’s festival was just a preview of what’s to come from us. Seeing so many people from all over the world coming together after the rough last few years we’ve all had was beautiful. We look forward to continuing to grow and evolve this festival into a top tier event for many years to come.

For more information, visit sowhatmusicfestival.com and follow So What?! on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook for updates on what is coming for 2023.